After establishing himself as a pioneer in the news media industry in Texas, Will Hobby served as Lt. Gov. of Texas from 1915 until September 1917, when he became Governor. He led Texas’ effort to support the American military during World War I, and he had to resolve significant political and social issues that swept […]

Episode 11: The Governor and the Colonel: A Dual Biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby

On each episode of American Rhapsody we interview those who have witnessed American history firsthand: politicians, reporters, photographers and activists—all of whom have since donated their personal or professional archives to the Briscoe Center. We also interview historians, filmmakers and other researchers who work in the center’s collections. These collections are the evidence of the past. Without them, there is no history, only myth.  Each week we ask: what actually happened? The sum of all those answers in an American Rhapsody.

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On each episode of American Rhapsody we interview those who have witnessed American history firsthand: politicians, reporters, photographers and activists—all of whom have since donated their personal or professional archives to the Briscoe Center. We also interview historians, filmmakers and other researchers who work in the center’s collections. These collections are the evidence of the past. Without them, there is no history, only myth. Each week we ask: what actually happened? The sum of all those answers in an American Rhapsody.

On each episode of American Rhapsody we interview those who have witnessed American history firsthand:&nbsp;politicians, reporters, photographers and activists—all of whom have since donated their personal or professional archives to the Briscoe Center. We also interview historians, filmmakers and other researchers who work in the center’s collections. These collections are the evidence of the past. Without them, there is no history, only myth.  Each week we ask: what actually happened? The sum of all those answers in an American&nbsp;Rhapsody.

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Episode 11: The Governor and the Colonel: A Dual Biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby

Episode 11: The Governor and the Colonel: A Dual Biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby

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